Akhil Gogoi is being treated for mental disease: Assam CM

Jailed anti-CAA activist and MLA Akhil Gogoi is suffering from "psychological issues" and getting treatment for "emotional imbalance and mental disease", Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in the assembly on Monday.

Replying to a discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the Governor's address, Sarma dismissed the request of the opposition Congress to allow Gogoi to attend the Assembly session but said that the government has not kept any negative view against anyone.

On May 21, the first day of the three-day session, the RTI activist-turned-politician came to the assembly to take oath as an MLA after obtaining permission from a Special NIA court. He is currently in judicial custody.

"Forgetting Covid protocol, he just went to every member inside the House. This is a pre-warning of a disease. The doctors of the GMCH told me that this is his disease," the CM said.

Sarma questioned Congress MLA Bharat Narah how the assembly can allow a sick person to attend the House.